Chapter Portal

CMSA's Chapter Portal allows chapter leaders to access member reports and update event information as well as their personal information. In the coming months, this area will allow chapters to manage important documents and communications.

Awards & Recognition

Chapters deliver educational programs, networking and industry awareness directly to the case managers in their community. The Chapter Excellence and Innovation Award (CEIA) program is designed to recognize these efforts.

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Case Management Week

This weeklong celebration serves to recognize case managers, to educate the public and to increase recognition of case management contributions. Find out how you can celebrate. [more]

What Does Sebelius Resignation Mean for Case Management?

On April 11, 2014, it was announced that Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, is resigning after five years in the position. President Obama intends to nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the current director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, to the HHS position.

While this is big national news, what does it mean for case management? Here are a few key points about how this change may affect healthcare, you and your patients:

The Burwell resignation offers a fresh start to relations between the Department of Health and Human Services and Congress surrounding topics such as the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. She was confirmed to her current position as Budget Director by a vote of 96-0.

Sylvia Burwell brings a background in economics and the federal budget to HHS. Given that the agency is responsible for spending over $800 billion annually, mostly through Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security but also through many other health-related programs, her expertise should lead to capable execution of the annual budgets sent to her by Congress.

With midterm elections only seven months away, the resignation may have a small effect on the issue of Obamacare. A new Secretary defuses the Obamacare topic slightly in campaign season.

Almost everyone who works in healthcare is affected by funding or regulations that come under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, almost everyone knows someone who is affected by the Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security programs. These programs and HHS as a whole will have new leadership soon, allowing the agency to have more time to focus on the programs for which it is responsible instead of controversies, and a new leader with a strong budgetary background to show the way.

Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012

CMSA shows support for Bill, which is designed to improve transitions of care for high risk Medicare beneficiaries

On September 14, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Thomas Petri (R-WI), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012, legislation that seeks to improve transitions of care for Medicare beneficiaries at highest risk for readmission as they move from the hospital setting to their home, skilled nursing facility or next point of care. The Case Management Society of America is in support of the Bill, which the organization believes would directly address continuity of care problems by increasing patient support and ensuring appropriate follow-up care during and after the transition period.

The legislation incorporates many of NTOCC’s principles, such as aligning the transitional service requirements with NTOCC’s “Seven Essential Intervention Categories”—seven key elements found in evidence-based care interventions— and the integration of all members of the care team in executing effective care transitions.

Chapter Excellence & Innovation Awards

The CMSA Chapter Excellence and Innovation Awards recognize chapters that embody the CMSA Mission "to promote the growth & value of case management and to support the evolving needs of the case management professional".

Nominate your chapter for one or more of the following categories and achieve exposure and recognition for your chapter’s activities in:

Official Officer Update Form

Help CMSA keep our records accurate and up to date. If your chapter has had any leadership changes, please use the Official Officer Update Form below to let us know. Provide the updated information on the form and submit back to CMSA National.

Once received, this information will be updated in our database as well as on the chapter directory page on the CMSA website.

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Multistate Nursing Licensure

Nurse licensure is regulated on a state-by-state basis with State Boards of Nursing requiring nurse case managers to be licensed within the states where patients reside. Through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, many states have entered into a compact to recognize other states’ licensing of nurses.